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Boy name Greek origin

Xander

ZAN-der · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Defender of the people
Language
Greek
Culture
English
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#216
2024 births1,665
Peak year2017
First appeared1990
Total US births38,928
2017 peak19901999200720162024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
XanZan
Alternate spellings
ZanderXandor
In other languages
Aleksander (Slavic)Sander (Dutch)

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Notable people named Xander

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